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🔑laylay1 /leɪ / verb [transitive] (past tense, past participle laid /leɪd /)- to put someone or something carefully in a particular position or on a surface（小心地）放置，放下◆He laid the child gently down on his bed.他把孩子轻轻放在床上。◆“Don't worry,” she said, laying her hand on my shoulder.“别担心。”她把手搭在我肩上说道。
- to put something in the correct position for a particular purpose铺；铺设；铺放◆They're laying new sewer pipes on our block.他们正在我们小区铺设新的下水管道。◆to lay a carpet铺地毯◆to lay the table (= put the plates / knives / forks on it) 在桌上摆放餐具
- to produce eggs下（蛋）；产（卵）◆Does a snake lay eggs?蛇产卵吗？
- (used with some nouns to give a meaning similar to a verb) to put（与某些名词连用，意思相当于该名词的动词）◆They laid all the blame on him (= they blamed him).他们把责任都归咎于他。◆to lay emphasis on something (= emphasize it) 强调某事
 ●lay sth downto give something as a rule制定，规定（条例或原则）◆It's all laid down in the employee handbook.这全都在员工手册中有所规定。●lay off (sb) (informal) to stop annoying someone不再打扰（某人）◆Can't you lay off me for a little while?你就不能让我清静一会儿吗？●lay sb offto stop employing someone because there is not enough work for him / her to do（因无足够工作可做而）使停工，解雇◆They laid off 500 workers at the automobile factory.汽车工厂解雇了 500 名工人。●lay sth outto spread out a number of things so that you can see them easily or so that they look nice铺开；摆开◆All the food was laid out on a table in the backyard.所有的食品都摆在后院的一张桌子上。
laylay2 /leɪ / adjective (only before a noun只用于名词前) without special training in a particular subject外行的；未受过专门训练的◆a lay preacher在俗传道员
laylay3 / / past tense of lie3 |